People Delivery Partner - Retail Change
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre - Field Based and Home, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Group HR
Closing date: 18 December 2025
Requisition ID: 400041344
We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. We’re the first to say we do HR differently here. For a start, we work as business partners and specialists. That’s whether we’re making sure that nearly 180,000 colleagues are paid on time, or that our strategy is helping us attract the right people, put them in the right place, and unlock their talent. This is a fast-moving business and our policies and rewards keep up too. That’s why we’re as flexible as we can be about where and when you work. We’re also flexible about your future. There’s always room to move up or across, if that’s what you want. We really value different perspectives so there’s no one opinion, no single path, and yours is important. What’s certain is that you’ll be joining one of the happiest, most engaged teams in the business.
Why join us
Joining our team at Sainsbury's as a People Delivery Partner, Retail Change means being part of a collaborative and innovative environment where you will have the opportunity to design and deliver impactful change approaches for retail across Sainsbury's and Argos. By working closely with stakeholders and utilising your expertise in people partnering and change management, you will play a significant role in supporting the execution of our business goals and enhancing the colleague and line manager experience. With a focus on continuous improvement, collaboration, and driving change initiatives, this role offers a platform for personal growth, learning, and making a positive impact on our dynamic retail operations.
What you'll do
As a People Delivery Partner for Retail Change at Sainsbury's, you will play a crucial role in supporting the design and delivery of change approaches for retail across the organisation. Collaborating closely with stakeholders, CoEs, and the wider People team, you will ensure the consistent design and delivery of people change activity that aligns with business goals and enhances the colleague and line manager experience. By initiating, planning, and implementing change activities, analysing data insights, and facilitating engagement activities, you will contribute to successful change management, ensuring effective communication and smooth transitions. Your focus on improving change readiness, enhancing organisational performance, and strengthening leadership capabilities will be key to driving sustainable change initiatives across Sainsbury's and Argos.
Who you are
As a People Delivery Partner, Retail Change for Sainsbury's, you are a seasoned professional with a strong background in people partnering and change management within a retail environment. With a track record of successfully designing and delivering effective change approaches and plans, you possess the ability to collaborate with stakeholders, drive impactful change initiatives, and ensure alignment with business goals. Your strong teamworking, problem-solving, and project management skills, combined with your commitment to continuous improvement and simplification, enable you to navigate complex organisational landscapes and deliver positive outcomes that enhance colleague and line manager experiences while driving sustainable business transformation.
Essential Criteria
- Proven experience of designing and delivering people change approaches within a complex, fast‑paced commercial or retail environment, with measurable outcomes.
- Demonstrable ability to track, monitor, and report on project or programme progress, including identifying risks and implementing mitigation actions.
- Capability to analyse people and organisational data to inform decision‑making, measure change impact, and adjust plans accordingly.
- Evidence of effective stakeholder engagement and collaboration, including facilitating workshops, focus groups, or working groups to secure buy‑in and feedback.
- Applied knowledge of project management methodology or governance frameworks, ensuring change initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned to business goals.
We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them: Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform. Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme. Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave. Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).
